section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 230; commonly known as the ‘ Communications Decency Act of 1996 ’) was never intended to provide legal protection to websites …

Since then, several legal challenges have validated the constitutionality of Section 230. Section 230 protections are not limitless and require providers to remove material that violates federal criminal …

Section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934, enacted as part of the Communications Decency Act of 1996, provides limited federal immunity to providers and users of interactive computer services.

Feb 18, 2022 · What Is Section 230? Enacted in 1996, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act helps protect online companies from liability arising from what is posted on their platforms. Many …

Under Section 230, online platforms, internet service providers, websites, smartphone apps, and other online entities are immune from legal liability for content created by third parties.

Feb 21, 2023 · That’s thanks to Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act, which states that “no provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or …

Mar 21, 2025 · Introduced in 1996, Section 230 is a part of the Communications Decency Act that provides immunity for online services for any third-party (or user-generated) content they host.

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Mar 27, 2025 · Section 230, also known as the twenty-six words that made the internet, is a small section of the Communications Decency Act that protects social media platforms from legal liability …

Section 230 allows for web operators, large and small, to moderate user speech and content as they see fit. This reinforces the First Amendment’s protections for publishers to decide what content they will …